Wellington's Richter City Roller Derby Home Season Game 1

Richter City Roller Derby (RCRD) will be holding its eighth
season of home team games in Wellington; the first of which
will be held this month on Saturday 28 May.

Last year’s
winner, Brutal Pageant, will be up against the league’s
former champion of 2014, Smash Malice. The home team final
of 2015 was also between these two teams and it was a very
tight victory, with only 8 points between the teams.

RCRD’s three home teams are made up of a combination of
skater levels; from our top All Star players, some of whom
have been playing roller derby since the league was founded
in 2008 and before, to its recent intakes, who began the
league’s fresh meat course in January and have been fully
fledged members of the league for only one month. However,
they have been training alongside the other members of the
league and up-scaling their skills quickly.

Richter City
has been welcoming new recruits since 2007, when it took on
its first intake of skaters, and with the growing global
appeal of the sport, New Zealand’s #1 league will be
hosting another fresh meat course in July this year for
those keen get some skates on and learn the game from the
country’s highest ranking players.

People will be able
to find out more details about joining RCRD in person at the
bout on Saturday 28 or by getting in touch with Richter City
(email:freshmeat.richtercity@gmail.com).

Also up on Richter City’s calendar is The Great Southern
Slam in Adelaide on 11 June. It is the world’s largest
roller derby tournament, and RCRD’s B Travel Team, The
Convicts, will be one of over 48 other teams from around
Australia and New Zealand to be competing.

The home team
season is all about friendly competition and celebrating the
skaters of RCRD; it’s one the fans and skaters love. Many
fans have allegiances to certain teams and skaters, whose
derby names can all be found on the RCRD website (www.richtercity.co.nz).

Brutal
Pageant's colours are red and pink, and Smash Malice sports
black and gold, with a leopard print theme.

It is
recommended that spectators come a bit earlier before the
bout to ensure a seat, especially for the termed ‘suicide
seats’ right beside the track for the best up-close derby
action.

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